Five Functions of Nouns

The principal offered Mr. Kramer a job.

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of a preposition

• predicate noun

Mr. Boursaw is a great teacher.

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of a preposition

• predicate noun

Mr. Gray handed his students the worksheet.

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of a preposition

• predicate noun

Mr. Mendoza threw the softball to the boys.

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of a preposition

• predicate noun

Mrs. Ganther made the class run the mile.

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of a preposition

• predicate noun

Vanilla ice cream with sprinkles is my favorite dessert.

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of a preposition

• predicate noun

At the dance, the students got to eat Jojo's Grill-a-Dog.

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of a preposition

• predicate noun

Some Cope students are members of A.S.B.

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of a preposition

• predicate noun

I wrote my grandma a letter because my mom made me.

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of a preposition

• predicate noun

The president read her speech in front of the school.

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of a preposition

• predicate noun